Kenny Leon is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and television director. His Broadway credits include the Tupac musical Holler If You Hear Me, A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Best Revival of a Play), The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Stick Fly, August Wilson’s Fences (which garnered ten Tony nominations and won three Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf. He also directed Smart People for Second Stage. Leon's recent television work includes "Hairspray Live!", and "The Wiz Live!" on NBC. He is the recipient of the 2016 Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing and the 2010 Award for Excellence in Directing from the Drama League. Mr. Leon serves on the board of New York's Public Theater and is Artistic Director of Atlanta's Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company.
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Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious
Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog
Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog
Kenny Leon, Much Ado About Nothing
Kenny Leon, A Soldier's Play
Kenny Leon, A Soldier's Play
Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
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Kenny Leon, Fences
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Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
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Last night, The Acting Company awarded Stephen McKinley Henderson the John Houseman Award Honor, and William H. Wright II the Joan M. Warburg Award Honor, as part of The Acting Company’s “Fantastic Journeys” Gala. See photos from the evening below!
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Mother Play officially opened on Broadway on April 25 at the Hayes Theater. Check out photos of the cast and VIPs at the after party here!
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The nominations are in! Check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show.
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Mary Jane, led by Rachel McAdams, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, officially opened on Broadway last night, April 23. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the opening night red carpet here!
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Last night at the Entertainment Community Fund, (formerly The Actors Fund) gala, they announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places.
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Kenny Leon has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Drama League Awards for Topdog/Underdog, Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Topdog/Underdog, a Directing Award at the Obie Awards for Much Ado About Nothing, Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Soldier's Play, Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for A Soldier's Play, Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for A Raisin in the Sun, the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards, Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for Fences, Outstanding Director, Resident Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for Tambourines to Glory, Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for A Raisin in the Sun, and Outstanding Director, Resident Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for Blues in the Night.
Kenny Leon has won the Directing Award (Obie Awards) for Much Ado About Nothing, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Soldier's Play, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun, Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (Drama League Awards), and Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun.
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